Health & Fitness Forum, 2nd Request, Please ABBY?!?

[paiger81]

Hello, HIGH QUEEN OF QLC :lol:

There are several on here who would enjoy a health & fitness forum. I know, and I think most QLCers realize we are not health professionals, but if we could have a section where we could motivate each other to live healthier by eating or exercise(WHICH is shown to relieve stress, a common QLC problem) it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Paige.

[tartytwenty]

Obviously I second that...hee hee.

It can also be a great place for all the times birth control, anti-depressents, pregnancy, shaving, and other things of that nature can go. I know WB said use the Life Forum, but we do have enough of these topics floating around to add a new Forum.

[mishl982]

I second that too! :green:

[biodork]

Third! (Fourth? :) )

[Starfish81]

That would be a great idea! Health is very important for everyone, especially for stressed-out 20-somethings.

[WeirdBrake]

I truly think that simply having a health/fitness thread on Life would be sufficient. I can understand the desire to have a whole forum for it, but let's not make additional work for Abby. :)

[pisces2473]

WB, it's not that difficult for her to create a forum.

[paiger81]

The thread would get to long and overtake Shimmer's thread, would you want that?? :D

Plus, it's not a whole lot of work, we added the Politics thread pretty quickly if I recall?

[and1grad]

But a health thread only shows up, what, once every 2 weeks? Why make a forum for it?

[paiger81]

How often do true Politics threads show up?

Plus, I have a feeling there would be more threads if we had an actual section for them.

[WeirdBrake]

Thank you, and1. Exactly my point.

Look, if you all want to pitch this idea to Abby, you know where to email her (abby@quarterlifecrisis.com). I just don't think it's necessary, but it's not like I'm violently opposed to the idea or anything.

[maxwell78]

I'm not opposed to it...no reason to be...I just don't understand the point of it. All of this stuff and more gets talked about in Life to begin with.

[and1grad]

But at certain times, the politics forum dominates the others.

[pisces2473]

Look, if you all want to pitch this idea to Abby, you know where to email her (abby@quarterlifecrisis.com). I just don't think it's necessary, but it's not like I'm violently opposed to the idea or anything.
Isn't that the purpose of this thread we're posting in?

If the health/fitness forum was to be created, we could post daily updates, recipes, workouts, etc.

[paiger81]

Maxwell- The reason they are in the life section is cause there is no where else to put them.

And1- It hasn't been hopping since after the election. Nobody even really talked about the State of the Union!!

[tartytwenty]

But a health thread only shows up, what, once every 2 weeks? Why make a forum for it?


No way! Something health related shows up way more often than that. It shows up in QLC about meds, or LIFE about babies or birth control, working out, or in Play about drinking and drugs, etc. If there was one Forum, it wouldn't be scattered around.

[kitalyn414]

i think a health forum would be great.

[pisces2473]

Funny how the girls are saying YAY and guys are saying NAY...

[kitalyn414]

yeah i was just about to point that out too! ;):

[paiger81]

I e-mailed Abby, already. I think, in general, girls are more concerned about Health/Diet/Fitness Issues than guys.

WB-I find it odd that you say you are not opposed to it, yet you are always the first to try to "sweep it under the rug".

[maxwell78]

Maxwell- The reason they are in the life section is cause there is no where else to put them.
Right, but I just don't understand the point of creating a whole new forum for something that we discuss to begin with. Nothing is being added, it's just being moved around.

[paiger81]

Max- In that case, Politics could be put in the life section, as well.

[tartytwenty]

Paige, can this be turned into a poll? People can vote?

Yea, it's kinda funny guys are nay...but they tend to avoid the diet, period, hormones, shaving threads for the most part...maybe's it's too much info! LOL

[and1grad]

But there was obviously a need for a politics forum. I dont think the same can be said for these random health/fitness threads. Even taking that stuff tarty mentions into account, its still only like once every 2 weeks. Plus you're talking about adding extra html code to an already slow-loading site.

[coll214]

i think it's a good idea... and if you notice, the guys generally steer clear of the health related posts anywho...which may be why they might be opposed to a whole forum for them.

[paiger81]

Plus you're talking about adding extra html code to an already slow-loading site.

Umm...mine loads fast? Is it cause I have cable internet?

And there is OBVIOUS need for a health forum, IMO and I'm obviously not alone in this thought process.

[and1grad]

Yea, it's kinda funny guys are nay...but they tend to avoid the diet, period, hormones, shaving threads for the most part...maybe's it's too much info! LOL

MAYBE!?!?!?

[and1grad]

Umm...mine loads fast? Is it cause I have cable internet?


.....No....

[paiger81]

What I find ironic is that those who oppose the Health Forum idea, were some who endorsed a Politic Forum, which has been lagging in new posts.

[and1grad]

It really isnt ironic. Even tho I didnt endorse it myself, people were complaining that politics discussions were invading their threads. Anyway, so if the politics forum dies down, it should be eliminated? How long do you think this health one would last?

Hey max, whats the over/under on 6 months? ;)

[paiger81]

You know, I'm done discussing it, I've e-mailed Abby, it's her site & her choice to add it. IF not, that's fine, IT WAS A SUGGESTION which I will not apologize for making, whether people on here understand it or not!

Seriously, SOME(not all) of y'all need to relax, because y'all are starting to be extremely judgemental.

[Crimson King II]

I got your back paiger. I think it's a great idea. I would suggest maybe breaking up some of the forums:

You could have:
1) Relationships and Romance
2) Education and Career
3) Health and Wellness
4) Arts and Entertainment
5) Politics
6) The Target Forum -- for shopping and ad placement


I like the health section idea.

[tartytwenty]

You know, I'm done discussing it, I've e-mailed Abby, it's her site & her choice to add it. IF not, that's fine, IT WAS A SUGGESTION which I will not apologize for making, whether people on here understand it or not!

Seriously, SOME(not all) of y'all need to relax, because y'all are starting to be extremely judgemental.


True true...I'm kinda suprised to see that this turned into a debate in the first place. It was only a suggestion, and ultimately, Abby's call.

Hmm, my pages load fine from work, home, school..... even dial up wasn't too bad...

[maxwell78]

Max- In that case, Politics could be put in the life section, as well.
Well that seemed necessary because a lot of people had problems with everything going on with the politics posts and it gave them an easy way to essentially steer clear.

But, like I said, doesn't matter to me either way. :D

[maxwell78]

Hey max, whats the over/under on 6 months? ;)
No comment. :neutral:





Under. ;)

[Starfish81]

I'm not getting what the problem is. If a few of the guys on the boards don't like reading about health, and all of the posts and threads on health are put in one place (instead of popping up on Life or Play or Just for Fun), then they no longer have to read about periods or pregnancy or sensitive boobies. It would all be in one section that they can avoid, like that aisle in the grocery store with the pads and tampons and feminine itch cream.

Just because WB and and1 and max, etc., don't see a need for a forum (that could actually include them if they wished), it doesn't mean that there is no need for it. I wouldn't begrudge you guys a sports forum. I don't do mainstream sports, but if there are people that want to talk about it, fine. Go ahead.

[wordsmith]

Wow, bizarre that this has to be an argument.

The other board I most often frequent has a health and fitness forum, and it gets used...less than the the general life one or the relationships one or the entertainment one, but still regularly used. I'm sure one would here as well. If it's easily enough done and not a strain on the operation of the site, I don't see why it couldn't be its own forum. Women's health stuff does seem to come up more than guys', which is probably why to the guys, it probably does seem like it's not a frequent topic. I'm doubting they're always reading the period and pregnancy and BC and nutrition and weight loss threads.

[maxwell78]

Just to be clear...

I have no problem at all with a health forum. I regularly read and post on the health threads. It doesn't bother me in the slightest. I just don't see the need for an exclusive forum for it. I really, honestly don't care either way. I read all of everyone's fantastic posts anyway. :D

[cheshrcarol]

Plus you're talking about adding extra html code to an already slow-loading site.Actually, I'm pretty sure the amount of code that would separate out another forum would be negligible. I haven't really experienced any problems with the site being slow, but if there were issues I think it depends more on the amount of bandwidth we're using which is driven by things like the # and size of posts and attachments, maybe even. At least that's my understanding, maybe one of the techies out there can correct me if I'm wrong.

[shimmer728]

[QUOTE=paiger81]The thread would get to long and overtake Shimmer's thread, would you want that?? :D
QUOTE]

Hey guys, again, I couldn't care less if my dumb thread got overtaken. :p

[Athena]

Cool! A health thread! You know, I've been feeling so much better since I started taking up exercise in the past month. I'm really getting into health and wellness. There's a lot to discuss.

[Irish79]

How about replacing the Politics forum with a Health one? :evil:

[tartytwenty]

[QUOTE=paiger81]The thread would get to long and overtake Shimmer's thread, would you want that?? :D
QUOTE]

Hey guys, again, I couldn't care less if my dumb thread got overtaken. :p


Even if a thread were to over take yours in the amount of posts.... it wouldn't take over it's longevity, and that's a great honor too!! :huge:

[mishl982]

If worse came to worst you could always just rename a forum to include health. Like "Life and Health" or something so we can at least know where to direct our health-related posts.

[abby]

Hi guys - the thing about adding a health forum is, where do we stop? If we add a health forum, then does that mean I will also have to add a finance or housing forum? Is there a reason that health in particular has to be separated out from the other Life threads?

[chrisp]

I would like a health forum...although I understand the statement where do we stop. I think there are other appropriate places out there to discuss health issues as well. I have had to do a great deal of searching lately because of my moms poor health.

[paiger81]

Abby-
Thanks for your response. My suggestion was trying to be proactive. As And1 pointed out, the Politics thread was created because Politics were overriding other Forums & some people wanted to avoid that whole topic. My thoughts were that if we start posting more Health & Fitness topics in the Life section, I didn't want people to become upset that Health & Fitness was overriding the Life section. I know not everyone wants to hear about missed periods, pregnancy issues or hear of people's workout goals/progress(which is a topic we are interested in starting).

Also, on other sites I'm on, they have Health & Fitness Forums;however, they are mainly filled with people in their 40's. They don't necessarily relate to what I, and other 20 somethings are going through. In fact, most seem annoyed that I'm on the site, thinking I'm probably exagerating my level of over-weightness-right, like I enjoy admitting I weighed close to 200 pounds at 5 feet :confused:

Anyway, that's all :bigger:

[tartytwenty]

Oh shucks!

I was hoping for a Health forum. You did ask, when does it stop? My thoughts are that maybe a Health and Body forum. In the Life section it's described as discussing expenses, and the real world out there (housing, finance). It's very general, and so is Body. I wouldn't suggest a narrow topic such as Drug Dependency. But a Health/Body etc. Forum would cover numerous topics. But I can see how it could easily snowball into have a forum for everything.

I do enjoy the politics forum. Meaning, I hardly go into those battlegrounds, lol. Anyways, thanks for getting back to us Abby.

[cheshrcarol]

I actually like CK's forum name ideas, for the most part. I think that some of the titles now are a little ambiguous - can someone tell me the difference between the Play forum and Just for Fun?

[WeirdBrake]

Just for Fun is for goofing off and starting silly threads and being humorous and discussing pop culture stuff. Play is for talking about relationships and dating and social life and friendship.

[Kitty]

I would love a health/fitness type section. I actually post on another health messageboard since that isn't available here. It would be cool if it was!

[kitalyn414]

one idea is to replace the dreams forum with a health and wellness forum. "dreams" is rarely used and most people post about their literal night-time dreams instead of what the thread was intended for. i think we often cover our ambitions in other threads anyway.

[diesel]

Great idea, Kita! I second that.

[abby]

I agree that the dreams forum isn't necessary - think I should get rid of it? And we talked for a while about dropping Politics when it got out of hand - think I should get rid of that too, now that the elections are over?

[Irish79]

I'd agree with the others that the dreams forum could be replaced.

[Kitty]

yeah, i personally think the dreams forum is lame (no offense to anyone).

[paiger81]

I think both Poli & Dreams could go by the wayside.

[WeirdBrake]

Yep, I also support scrapping the Poli and Dreams forums.

[pisces2473]

Me too. And I can help move the "health/fitness" posts to the new forum :)

[maxwell78]

Yep, I also support scrapping the Poli and Dreams forums.
Me too, yo.

[Morgan81]

I like politics and it's useful to have sometimes.
But the dreams can go as far as I care.
Not that this is my site or I'm an admin or anyone likes me enough to value my opinion :cool:
But that's my two cents....

[tartytwenty]

I agree that the dreams forum isn't necessary - think I should get rid of it? And we talked for a while about dropping Politics when it got out of hand - think I should get rid of that too, now that the elections are over?


Sweet! I also hardly go into those forums. I think it would be fine to drop them both. Politics got too heated for me, and dreams...errr... never knew what should really go in there.

[paiger81]

So........since we erase 2 does that mean we get Health & Body :huge:

[shinyleaf]

I like politics and it's useful to have sometimes.
But the dreams can go as far as I care.
Not that this is my site or I'm an admin or anyone likes me enough to value my opinion :cool:
But that's my two cents....

Pretend I wrote this.
Ditto, I mean.

[and1grad]

Maybe you ought to just overhaul all of them. Rather than delete one of two forums, maybe rename them to whatever people think is more representative. Personally, I think keeping the poli forum makes more sense than getting rid of it. Even if just for the sake of looking through the archives of it. That forum may have the most REAL information, not to mention best discussions, on this entire site.

[cornflakegirl]

i agree with nixing dreams & replacing it with health.

good idea.

[Deadend]

I would definately not want the politics forum to go.

Even though the traffic in there is a little less, I think it's important to have a forum where we can think about things that do not directly talk about ourselves.

Gaining a worldly outlook is very important, and probably more so at this time in our lives than any other.

[megrocks]

Whatever happened to renaming Politics "Current Events"?

[wordsmith]

I agree that a current events forum is worth keeping, for all the reasons others have stated. It's a good idea to get outside yourself, and having a forum that's a little less introspective isn't a bad thing.

[shinyleaf]

Gaining a worldly outlook is very important, and probably more so at this time in our lives than any other.

I totally agree with this. Current Events would be the first thread I check. What's great is to have the perspective of people from all around the world,, that's where we can really learn from one another's differences. The introspective forums are supportive for sure, but relationships are the same in Australia as they are in Ontario as they are in Virginia. The politics forum always has something unpredictable, and I like that.